Orienteering race 1:17:08 [3] 12.85 km (6:00 / km) +392m 5:12 / km
ahr:182 max:194
JWOC Long - 43rd
Got given a pretty filthy early start so was prepared for some pretty tough untrampled skog. Again nice and chill before so set off relaxed. Made a mistake at #1 when I was looking for the control in the reetrant rather than the thicket but no stress.
Was fine through to #5 then saw that my approach to #6 was gonna pretty tricky (horrible green everywhere) so was very cautious. Thought I’d slightly overshot it and sure enough turned round to see a vat of water hanging from a tree and realised it was the water stop control - yassss!
Long leg was fine but did take a pretty rough straight route to #8 which was a grind. Phi loop was fine if a bit cautious in places due to grot.
Didn’t realise but acc got caught by my 6 minute man Aaro at #13 but we separated to #14 where I razzed it along the bottom path. Coming into #14 he punched about 15 secs ahead so then ran as fast as my leggies to catch him on the path to #15. Upside of this was that I got a second fastest split on this leg which is awesome.
Found #15 then just snuck in behind him till spec. We were slightly too high to #19 but I realised and got it. For #20 he started to go straight but I thought absolutely not and stuck with my round path route, which was a pretty bold move that could’ve gone pretty badly. Luckily we punched #20 at the same time and were together again.
Was grind up to the end, especially from the TV control to the last control, where I overtook aaro cos he just died on the hill. Finished completely dead.
Very pleased with the run and the result. Long hasn’t been my best thing this season so was great to put in another solid performance on a tough and technical area!